eat away at en · VERB
Etymology
From eat away + at.
Meanings
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(transitive) To erode.
The river is eating away at the river bank.
The battery acid ate away at the metal until a large hole appeared.
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(transitive) To consume or use up, erode or wear away gradually.
The expenses ate away at our profits.
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(transitive) To cause to feel uneasy, troubled, worried, guilty, or vexed; to bother about something.
Not confessing that I had stolen the money ate away at me until I could no longer sleep.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ate away at | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| eaten away at | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| eating away at | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| eats away at | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (17)
pl wyżreć (to erode) · pl nadżerać (to erode) · pl zeżreć (to bother about something) · pl przegryźć (to erode) · pl jeść (to erode) · pl pochłaniać (to consume or use up) · pl nadeżreć (to erode) · pl wyżerać (to erode) · pl korodować (to erode) · pl skorodować (to erode) · pl żłobić (to erode) · pl przeżerać (to erode) · pl zjeść (to erode) · pl przeżreć (to erode) · pl zżerać (to bother about something) · pl przegryzać (to erode) · pl pochłonąć (to consume or use up)